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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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